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Family Business

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MBS Master’s Thesis on Digital Competence in the Board Rooms of Germany’s 150 largest Mittelstand Companies Gets Featured by Handelsblatt

June 1, 2021

It is an absolute rarity that a master’s thesis receives the highest grade and is even picked up by one of the leading business magazines on the day of the final presentation. MBS student in […]

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This Was the MBS International Week “Responsibility in Business” 2021

April 13, 2021

The newly conceived MBS International Week, which was supposed to bring together various international partner universities at Munich Business School for a joint lecture series, had to be cancelled last year due to the outbreak […]

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How Products Can Make People Happy and Make the World a Better Place: Happiness Coffee Afternoon With Guya Merkle and Josephine Dransfeld

March 12, 2021

The fact that Munich Business School approaches business management from a holistic perspective is certainly no secret. Consider, for instance, Success Happiness Factor and Conscious Business, two popular and firmly established (elective) courses in the university’s master’s […]

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Courage News: Professor Bergfeld’s Study on Digital Competence in Boards Gets Featured by Family Capital

November 10, 2020

MBS Professor Marc-Michael Bergfeld published a report entitled Next Generation Family Business Boards for the Digital Future, which was researched and written at the Courage Center at Munich Business School together with the executive search and consultancy […]

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“The Training Completely Turned My Life Upside Down.” Interview on the Further Training to Become a Systemic Business Coach at MBS

September 14, 2020

In January 2021 the new further training as a systemic Business Coach starts at Munich Business School in cooperation with the Berlin Coaching Center ISCO. Course leader and owner of ISCO Gabriele Müller met Catharina […]

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Courage News: MBS Professor Bergfeld voted “Top 100 Influencer” in Family Business

August 25, 2020

Family Capital, a London-based global publication for family businesses, family offices and family capital, surveyed the world of family enterprise in 2019 and distilled over 2000 answers into its’ first ever list of “Top 100 […]

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Courage News: MBS Professor Bergfeld and Lecturer Ritz Invited to Teach an Online Session for Universidad Francisco Marroquin and Tulane University

July 10, 2020

Marc-Michael Bergfeld, Professor for Global Family Business at Munich Business School, and Johannes Ritz, Lecturer of Family Business at Munich Business School, are invited to present their work of the Courage Center  on “Reimagining the Family […]

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Courage News: Outlook and Guiding Questions for Recovery of Family Businesses published

Prof. Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld, Alexander F. Bergfeld, Johannes Ritz June 18, 2020

To assist Family Businesses in the recovery process in the late stages of the Covid-19 crisis, the Courage Center of Global Family Business at Munich Business School has combined the best research in the fields of recovery […]

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Courage News: Supporting More Than 1000 Family Business Owners and Foundations Across Latin America in COVID-19 Times

Johannes Ritz, Prof. Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld, Vinzenz Obermaier April 30, 2020

The MBS family is a big-one: Spread all over the world, diverse at a maximum, and most importantly: Always caring. Over the last five weeks, the Courage Center at Munich Business School has provided family […]

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Courage Contribution: Publishing a COVID-19 Guideline and Checklist for Family Businesses

Prof. Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld, Alexander F. Bergfeld, Johannes Ritz April 14, 2020

To assist Family Businesses in the current situation, the Courage Center of Global Family Business at Munich Business School has combined the best research in the fields of Crisis Management and Family Business Resilience, and […]

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Courage News: Establishing Crisis HelpLine and ExpertLine for Family Businesses

Prof. Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld April 8, 2020

The Courage Center at Munich Business School runs two pro bono projects to support family businesses during the Covid-19 crisis. At the HelpLine, Senior and Next Generation owners of family businesses can request a free-of-charge […]

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Former MBA Students of Munich Business School Take Part in the #WirvsVirus Hackathon of the German Government

Adriane Rössler, Davide Canavesi March 30, 2020

The Corona crises imposed severe social distancing on us. In times like these, digitization can play a fundamental role to help people withstand the situation, by creating new ways to interact and help each other, […]

Courage Contribution: 9 Steps of Wealth Creation & Management for High-Performance Athletes

Prof. Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld, Markus Abinger, Fabian Suele January 9, 2020

A recent research project at MBS’s Courage Center of Global Family Firms analysed the wealth creation and management situation of German top-athletes through personal interviews and expert discussions with the goal of shedding light on […]

MBS Start-Up Spirit – Meet the Founders (4th Edition)

November 5, 2019

Time has come for the fourth edition of MBS Start-Up Spirit, which will take place at the MBS Lounge on Wednesday, November 13, 6:30 pm. The event is hosted by Prof. Anne Tryba, Program Director Master Innovation […]

Courage News: Global Week 2019 – Creating a Global Next Generation Leaders Community

October 24, 2019

20 highly exclusive speakers, and 50 participants from 18 countries – from Ecuador and the Dominican Republic to Europe and Singapore, Indonesia and China – created a unique global community. The 5-day “education adventure” took […]

Courage News: MBS Professor Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld Teaches “Future-Proofing the Family Business” for over 500 Attendees in Melbourne

September 6, 2019

Dr. Marc-Michael H. Bergfeld, Professor of Global Family Business at Munich Business School, spoke at the 21st edition of the Family Business Australia’s National Conference in Melbourne, Australia. Family Business Australia is the country’s leading association […]

Courage News: MBS Professor Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld to Give Family Masterclass and Key Note Interview at Family Business Australia’s Conference

August 13, 2019

MBS Professor Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld, a distinguished expert in the family business field, will host a keynote interview and give a family business masterclass at the Family Business Australia’s 2019 National Conference, taking place in Melbourne, […]

Courage News: Seminars in Long-Term Success for Family Businesses in Ecuador

August 9, 2019

On the 31st of July the Courage Institute organized a Family Business Seminar in Cuenca together with the German-Ecuadorian Chamber of Industriy and Commerce (www.ahkecuador.org.ec) and the local Chamber of Industry (www.industriascuenca.org.ec). The event that […]

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Courage News: MBS Professor Marc-Michael Bergfeld Speaks at UBS Bank’s Wealth Management Headquarters in New York

July 24, 2019

Marc-Michael Bergfeld, Professor for Global Family Business at Munich Business School, was invited to present the work of the Courage Center on “Family Venturing: How the world’s leading business dynasties empower Next Generation entrepreneurship”. Upon […]

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Courage News: MBS Brothers Present Munich Business School at Ettal Secondary School

July 11, 2019

MBS Professor Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld and his brother Alexander F. Bergfeld, a 2013 MBA General Management alumnus, traveled to the Bavarian alpine upland to visit their former school, the Ettal Benedictine Secondary School/Boarding School. In […]

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Courage Contribution: Legacies & Values – What Do These Words Actually Mean to Business Families, and Why Are They Relevant?

Prof. Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld June 27, 2019

Over the course of the last 11 years, Courage has discussed with business families from around the globe. Many of these discussions went well beyond the mere operationalization of single topics, into directions that touched […]

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Courage News: Global Week – an Exclusive Gathering of 80 Next Gen Leaders and World-Class Speakers by Courage & MBS

June 6, 2019

Since 2014, the strategic alliance between the Courage Partners Group – through the Courage Center of Global Family Firms – and Munich Business School has led to the creation of totally new forms of sharing knowledge […]

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Courage Contribution: 6 Key Insights on Success Factors for Family Offices in Emerging Markets

Prof. Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld, Johannes Ritz, Maximilian Keil May 22, 2019

Recent years have experienced a significant growth of High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWI) and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals (UHNWI). First-mentioned are believed to possess investable assets of at least US$ 3 million, while the latter ones about US$ 30 […]

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Courage News: MBS Professor Dr. Bergfeld’s Concepts Influence How Asian Business Families Innovate to Survive the 3rd Generation Curse

March 11, 2019

Dr. Marc-Michael Bergfeld, Professor for Family Business at Munich Business School, frequently speaks at international business family gatherings and advises leading business families globally. Now, his thought-leading work and the subsequent influence of his conceptual […]

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The Honorable Businessman: Professor Dr. Claus Hipp Visits Munich Business School

February 20, 2019

On a regular basis, entrepreneurs from various industries visit Munich Business School to share their experiences with MBS students. Just as yesterday evening, when MBS Professor Dr. Christian Schmidkonz welcomed a very special guest: Professor […]

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    Prof. Dr. Hans H. Jung

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    Prof. Dr. Gabriella Maráz

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    Prof. Dr. Heiko Seif

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